WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. This morning, the United States announced its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), the country’s highly-anticipated commitment to climate action in the run up to the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris later this year. As other countries have announced their INDCs — including Mexico, Switzerland, the[Read More…]
Month: March 2015
Health, Firefighter, Consumer and Science Groups Seek Ban on Household Products With Toxic Chemical Flame Retardants
97% of U.S. residents at risk from toxic organohalogen flame retardants in their bodies Children are especially at-risk because they come into greater contact with household dust than adults. The most effective solution is to ban products containing this entire class of chemicals. Cacaye / Flickr Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 31,[Read More…]
Targeted but Dramatic School Turnaround Can Successfully Increase Student Achievement, New Center for American Progress Brief Shows
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. Dramatic school improvement efforts are key to turning around underperforming schools and successfully increasing student achievement, according to the available body of research, and powerful examples from schools in Maryland, Kentucky, Kansas, and California demonstrate that school turnaround is most effective when districts take aggressive steps to rescue[Read More…]
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Announces Weak Carbon Pollution Cuts Ahead of Paris Climate Talks
Misleading Plan Trims Emissions by Less Than Half Amount Necessary to Avoid Catastrophic Warming WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. The target for carbon pollution cuts announced today by the Obama administration uses deceptive accounting to disguise weak reductions that won’t prevent catastrophic warming. U.S. negotiators will take this climate plan to December’s[Read More…]
NRDC: U.S. Formalizes Climate Commitment, Sends a Powerful Signal — It’s Time to Act
NRDC’s Suh: Goal Can Be Met, Even Exceeded WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015 – The United States today unveiled concrete plans, in a formal submission to the United Nations, to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 28 percent below 2005 levels in 2025 as a part of a new effort[Read More…]
Empowering Youth to Greatness: National Council of Negro Women — South Suburban Chicago Section to Host 4th Annual Youth Empowerment Conference on April 25
Matteson, IL –(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2015. In supporting the national mission to support African American communities and their families, the National Council of Negro Women – South Suburban Chicago Section (NCNW-SSCS) is hosting its 4th annual Youth Empowerment Conference. The conference is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Prairie State[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces New ‘Know Before You Owe’ Mortgage Shopping Toolkit
“Your Home Loan Toolkit” Will Help Consumers Be Informed Mortgage Shoppers Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released a new toolkit that guides consumers through the process of shopping for a mortgage and buying a house. Developed as part of the CFPB’s “Know Before[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: Stand Up to Wall Street, Break Up Big Banks
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015 – Speaking last night at the Commonwealth Club of California, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said it is time to break up “too-big-to-fail” Wall Street banks that have grown larger and more powerful since taxpayers bailed them out after the 2008 financial collapse. “No single financial[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of March 30, 2015
Ready for summer? (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2015. The Village of Park Forest and the Park Forest Youth Commission are offering scholarships to four students from the Park Forest area. Scholarship applications are due on Tuesday, March 31. For additional information about the scholarships, visit the ‘Educational[Read More…]
Federal Court Rules for Indian Families in ACLU Lawsuit
RAPID CITY, S.D. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. In a sweeping victory for Indian families, a federal court has ordered South Dakota officials to stop violating the rights of Indian parents and tribes in state child custody proceedings on several grounds. The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by the American[Read More…]
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